Highly Efficient High-Voltage MOSFET Converter with Bidirectional Power Flow Legs

Autor: Hyung-Min Ryu
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Power Electronics. 14:265-270
ISSN: 1598-2092
DOI: 10.6113/jpe.2014.14.2.265
Popis: In terms of power loss, a MOSFET has two advantages over an IGBT with an antiparallel diode: purely resistive without an offset voltage in conduction and no tail current at turn-off. However, the reverse recovery characteristic of the body diode is so poor that MOSFETs have not yet been available for high-voltage power converters with bidirectional power flow legs. This paper introduces how MOSFETs can be fully applied to high-voltage power converters with bidirectional power flow legs in order to achieve high efficiency. With a bidirectional DC?DC converter with one leg as the simplest example, the basic circuit topology and operating principle are described in detail. The high efficiency and stable operation of the proposed converter are validated through experiments with a 1.5 kW prototype.
Databáze: OpenAIRE